Respiratory System Flashcards
(52 cards)
1
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stridor
A
high-pitched, harsh, adventitious breath sound by swelling or spasm of the larynx
2
Q
nas/o
A
nose
2
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pneum/o
A
air, lung
2
Q
pneumon/o
A
air; lung
3
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx (voice box)
5
Q
sept/o
A
septum
5
Q
lob/o
A
lobe
6
Q
spir/o
A
breathe
7
Q
crackle
A
abnormal respiratory sound hear on auscultation; caused by exudates, spasms, hyperplasia, or moisture-filled aveoli
8
Q
-ptysis
A
spitting
9
Q
bronchi/o
A
bronchus (bronchi)
10
Q
pleurisy
A
inflammation of the pleural membrane
11
Q
pneumoconiosis
A
disease caused by inhaling dust particles; coal dust, stone dust, and asbestos
12
Q
tonsill/o
A
tonsils
13
Q
-phonia
A
voice
13
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hypoxia
A
oxygen deficiency in body tissues
15
Q
ox/o
A
oxygen
16
Q
trache/o
A
trachea (windpipe)
17
Q
rhin/o
A
nose
18
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
19
Q
coryza
A
acute inflammation of the membranes of the nose
20
Q
thorac/o
A
chest
22
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pharyng/o
A
pharynx (throat)
23
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phren/o
A
diaphragm, mind
24
epiglott/o
epiglottis
24
rhonchus
abnormal breath sound heard on auscultation of an obstructed airway
25
epitaxis
nasal hemorrhage (nosebleed)
26
anthrac/o
coal, coal dust
27
pleur/o
pleura
29
pector/o
chest
30
wheeze
whistling or signing sound heard on auscultation that results from narrowing of the lumen of the respiratory pathway
30
thoracentesis
surgical puncture and drainage of the pleural cavity
31
cyan/o
blue
32
alveol/o
alveolus; air sac
33
hypoxemia
oxygen deficiency in arterial blood; respiratory impairment
34
-osmia
smell
35
ox/i
oxygen
36
bronch/o
bronchus (bronchi)
37
-capnia
carbon dioxide
38
steth/o
chest
39
eu-
good, normal
40
sinus/o
sinus, cavity
42
coni/o
dust
43
-thorax
chest
44
atel/o
incomplete, imperfect
46
-pnea
breathing
47
anosmia
absence of the sense of smell
48
adenoid/o
adenoids
49
oximetry
noninvasive method of monitoring the % of hemoglobin saturated with oxygen
50
atelectasis
collapsed or airless state of the lung; acute or chronic
51
antral lavage
washing or irrigating of the paranasal sinuses to remove mucopurulent material
52
orth/o
straight
